The most annoying consequence of the defeat is that the Haarlem shuttlers have now dropped to second place, two points behind the new table leader Almere. They also feel DKC in third place breathing down their necks at only two points.
With a total of seven games to go, Duinwijck is therefore sentenced to a chase in which as few mistakes as possible must be made and the team must be spared from serious injuries.
It led to frowns from both coaches because in the new competition system only places one and two in the final ranking qualify for the final because the traffic island of the semi-final no longer exists.
Badminton was a mental struggle for Finn Achthoven (22). He is going to retire and wants to become a fighter pilot
Remarkable was the composition of the men’s doubles with Brian Wassink and Wessel van der Aar, who had already retired from top sport due to a lingering hip injury. The Zandvoort player wanted to play his farewell match in front of his own audience, but in the third close game Dropshot just won 20-22.
Despite fierce resistance, Finn Achthoven did not make it against veteran and assistant national coach Nick Fransman. Substitute Remco Boeije from team two also lost and very costly was the unexpected and unnecessary loss of Chloë Mayer in the women’s singles. She put too much pressure on herself and lost to Novi Wieland 19-21 and 15-21, mainly due to too much stress. The only bright spot in the four singles matches was Florine Wille’s excellent victory over Feng Groothuijse.
With the score at 2-4, only a draw was theoretically possible, but for that the two remaining mixed doubles had to be won. This only worked for Brian Wassink and Meerte Loos, because the other couple Finn Achthoven with Alyssa Tirtosentono lost in three games.
